Tag Archives: Strait of Hormuz

Extremists at war

Posted on March 31, 2026 by borderslynn

Shane Yirak observations on Substack

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, GCC, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, international trade, Iran, IRGC, Japan, kill box, Lebanon, LNG, middle east, negotiating safe passage of tankers, oil, Persian Gulf, red sea, Russia, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel war | Leave a comment

Tracking ships

Posted on March 21, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9593517 This page is for the Safine Prestige which was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and attacked again by IRGC in boats for target practice, this set the vessel fully alight. https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/blog/iran-war-shipping-update-march-18-2026 Iranian Ghost Fleet: From Teapot Refineries To … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged global trade, IRGC, Malta, Safeen Prestige, shipping lanes, Strait of Hormuz, vessels trapped in confluct areas | Leave a comment

Pipelines in Middle East being put offline by Iranian drone strikes in days of illegal war on Iran

Posted on March 20, 2026 by borderslynn

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Disappearance-of-Arab-Heavy-and-Medium-Crude-Hits-Asian-Refineries-Hard.html Hours after Qatar LNG strike, Saudi Aramco’s Samref refinery in Yanbu targeted in aerial attack FP News DeskMarch 19, 2026, 15:14:26 IST A drone strike hits Saudi Arabia’s Samref refinery in Yanbu, raising fears of widening Gulf tensions and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged carbon emissions, drone strikes, exports hit, fossil fuels, gas, global shortages, Middle East wealth, oil, petrochemical industries, pipelines, refineries, Russia gains, Strait of Hormuz, toxic air | Leave a comment

Global pharmaceuticals supply under stress

Posted on March 20, 2026 by borderslynn

From Substack author: A Chokepoint for Modern Medicine: The Strait of Hormuz and the Hidden Fragility of Global Health Supply Chains How the world’s most critical energy corridor underpins—and endangers—the flow of pharmaceutical ingredients and medical materials worldwide Peter A. … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged global supply chain, India, Iran war, pharmaceuticals, Strait of Hormuz | Leave a comment

Why start the Iran war? Answer, ‘I just wanted to do it’

Posted on March 17, 2026 by borderslynn

‘I just want to do it’: Trump was reportedly ‘high on his own supply’ when he ordered Iran strikes to ‘reluctant’ staffers Story by Tom Durante • 16h https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-just-want-to-do-it-trump-was-reportedly-high-on-his-own-supply-when-he-ordered-iran-strikes-to-reluctant-staffers/ar-AA1YL9Tl And Iran keeps its oil transiting from Kharg Island safely to its … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged advising the President, aircraft carrier fire, Ali Larijani, Chinese hardware, Director National Counterterrorrism Center, India, Iran laying mines, Iran oil exporys, Joseph Kent, Kharg Island, Malaysia, one tanker a day since start of war, President Trump quote, red sea, safe passage China, safe transiting, Strait of Hormuz, Tulsi Gabbard, Turkey, US illegal war, US intelligence, US minesweeper ships, US vulnerability, veteran, weapons production | Leave a comment

Monitoring the Strait of Hormuz

Posted on March 16, 2026 by borderslynn

You can add this your Home screen: https://hormuzstraitmonitor.com/ Since February 28, 2026 · 16 days ago Iran effectively closed the strait to US and allied vessels starting March 2, 2026, following US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Iran is permitting selective passages for non-aligned nations … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged allies of US, drone debris causing fires, Dubai based ports, Iranian attacks, monitoring daily, ships passing through, ships stranded, Strait of Hormuz | Leave a comment

Aluminium Smelters with Gulf States under threat

Posted on March 15, 2026 by borderslynn

The biggest aluminum smelter in the world is the Huomei Hongjun Aluminium Smelter located in China, with a production capacity of 1,060,000 tonnes per year. Following it are the Dubai Aluminium Co (Dubal) and Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Works in Russia. Wikipedia gulfbusiness.com Gulf … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Alba, aluminium smelters, Bahrain, disruption, GCC, greener, Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, London Metal Exchange, middle east, production of aluminium, reduction in output, smarter, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israeli illegal war on Iran | Leave a comment

Chatham House: Indian Ocean confrontations

Posted on March 15, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/03/conflict-strait-hormuz-spilling-indian-ocean LNG no longer being transported through Strait of Hormuz:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged confrontations, GPS jamming, high risk travel, Indian ocean, insecurity of shipping, Iran preferences for China, LNG, oil, Strait of Hormuz, tankers | Leave a comment

The reputation of the American military

Posted on March 13, 2026 by borderslynn

Another 6 servicemen killed: A US military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Friday during an ongoing mission, according to United States Central Command (CENTCOM). The aircraft involved was a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker operated by the United States Air … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Abraham Lincoln strike group, AI tools, Anthropic Claude, Apache helicopters, Boeing, crashed helicopter, garbage in garbage out, Iraq, Kuwait, machine guns, Minab school, no defence against drones, outdated maps, outdated satellite maps, Palantir Maven Smart System, shahed drones, Strait of Hormuz, Stratotanker crash, tomahawk missile, UAE | Leave a comment

Global economy hard hit by US/Israel (illegal?) war on Iran

Posted on March 11, 2026 by borderslynn

Blinding the US? How Iran destroyed the $1.1-billion American missile radar in Qatar FP ExplainersMarch 5, 2026, 11:38:49 IST Satellite imagery confirms damage to the US AN/FPS-132 early warning radar in Qatar after Iran’s reported precision strike under Operation True … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged catastrophe, destruction, global economy, Iran, no end game, Operation True Promise, overreach, Strait of Hormuz, trade interdependency, US military costs | Leave a comment

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